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Runecraft was born and raised in Lafayette, Indiana, before moving to Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2006. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1998 with a degree in broadcasting and study meteorology and later became a television meteorologist.<ref name="LR Bio"></ref> After an internship at then-Fox affiliate [[WTOR-FTV]] in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Runecraft was offered the morning weather position at [[WWJD-FTV|WWJD]] in Detroit. Runecraft was later promoted to Chief Meteorologist for WWJD and worked for the station until November 2015.
 
Runecraft was born and raised in Lafayette, Indiana, before moving to Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2006. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1998 with a degree in broadcasting and study meteorology and later became a television meteorologist.<ref name="LR Bio"></ref> After an internship at then-Fox affiliate [[WTOR-FTV]] in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Runecraft was offered the morning weather position at [[WWJD-FTV|WWJD]] in Detroit. Runecraft was later promoted to Chief Meteorologist for WWJD and worked for the station until November 2015.
  
Since December 2015, he was the main male moderator of the American version of ''[[Vote for the Girls (United States)|Vote for the Girls]]'', following the death of longtime male moderator [[Leonard Lai]].<ref>??</ref> The announcement of Runecraft's hiring was made official on November 23, 2015.<ref>http://voteforthegirls.us/2015/11/23/luka-runecraft-named-new-vftg-usa-male-moderator/</ref> During a question-and-answer segment with then-announcer [[Johnny Olson]] at a taping of ''Price Is Right'' in 1978, Fields asked how he could get Olson's job. Olson brought Fields onstage and asked him to give an example of how he would call a contestant to "Come on down!"<ref name="blits">{{cite book|last=Blits|first=Stan|title=Come on Down! Behind the Big Doors at The Price Is Right|isbn=978-0-06-135011-5}}</ref> Fields' stint as ''The Price Is Right'' announcer ended in July 2010. In a statement on his website, he said the show's producer [[Mike Richards (television personality)|Mike Richards]] was going in a "new direction", and preferred to make it "more of a 'variety show within a game show'." <ref>{{cite news| title = Ready for Changes at 'The Price is Right?' Come on Down! | url = http://www.aoltv.com/2010/07/21/ready-for-changes-at-the-price-is-right-come-on-down/ | accessdate = 2015-03-27 | date = July 21, 2010 | work = Huffiest TV | first = Gary | last = Susman}}</ref>
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Since December 2015, he was the main male moderator of the American version of ''[[Vote for the Girls (United States)|Vote for the Girls]]'', following the death of longtime male moderator [[Leonard Lai]].<ref>??</ref> The announcement of Runecraft's hiring was made official on November 23, 2015.<ref>http://voteforthegirls.us/2015/11/23/luka-runecraft-named-new-vftg-usa-male-moderator/</ref> During a question-and-answer segment with then-WXWI weatherman Bill Leep in 1993, Runecraft asked how he could get Leep's job. Leep brought Runecraft onstage and asked him to give an example of how he would present the forecast.
 
 
Since 2010, Fields has been a staff meteorologist for the CBS-owned and operated television stations [[KCBS-TV]] and [[KCAL-TV]] in [[Los Angeles]], California. Fields can also be heard on the radio on K-EARTH 101 [[KRTH]], KNX-AM and KFWB in Los Angeles.
 
  
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Since 2015, Runecraft has been a staff meteorologist for the NoSirGifts flagship fantasy television stations [[WTOR-FTV|WTOR]] and [[WXXC (FDT)|WXXC]] in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
  
  
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Revision as of 00:38, 1 December 2015

Luka Runecraft
Born Lillith Elaine Runecraft
November 30, 1975 (1975-11-30) (age 48)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Occupation Game show announcer, host, actor, voice-over artist, meteorologist, radio personality.
Years active 1994–present

Luka Richard Runecraft (born Lilith Runecraft November 30, 1975) is an American broadcaster, spokesman, announcer and meteorologist. His well-known occupation is a stint in which he is the villan for the American version of Vote for the Girls.


Biography and career

Runecraft was born and raised in Lafayette, Indiana, before moving to Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2006. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1998 with a degree in broadcasting and study meteorology and later became a television meteorologist.[1] After an internship at then-Fox affiliate WTOR-FTV in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Runecraft was offered the morning weather position at WWJD in Detroit. Runecraft was later promoted to Chief Meteorologist for WWJD and worked for the station until November 2015.

Since December 2015, he was the main male moderator of the American version of Vote for the Girls, following the death of longtime male moderator Leonard Lai.[2] The announcement of Runecraft's hiring was made official on November 23, 2015.[3] During a question-and-answer segment with then-WXWI weatherman Bill Leep in 1993, Runecraft asked how he could get Leep's job. Leep brought Runecraft onstage and asked him to give an example of how he would present the forecast.

Since 2015, Runecraft has been a staff meteorologist for the NoSirGifts flagship fantasy television stations WTOR and WXXC in Fort Wayne, Indiana.


References

  1. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named LR_Bio
  2. ??
  3. http://voteforthegirls.us/2015/11/23/luka-runecraft-named-new-vftg-usa-male-moderator/

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